Whether we use Excel BI or Power BI data model, we can create a hierarchy of employees manually or with the help of some DAX functions. In this text you will learn how to use two such functions: PATH and PATHITEM. With their help, it is possible to create calculated columns that show the hierarchical level of each of the employees within the company.
When importing tables from data sources there is a possibility of error or import of empty values. Also, in order to optimize the model, there is often a need to see the structure of the data according to the columns. One way to achieve this is to filter the table and view the filter values. It can serve! However, Power Query has built-in tools that allow us to easily view data statistics …
This is a logical function used as an argument by the LAMBDA function, and it aims to check if any of the arguments have been omitted. When using the LAMBDA function, it is mandatory to provide as many arguments as initially given. Since it returns the value TRUE or FALSE it is used in combination with the IF function in the part of the LAMBDA function where it is necessary to specify the value it returns.
The BYROW and BYCOL functions are used to perform a calculation given by a LAMBDA function that uses only one argument for a given row or column. This, in a way, distinguishes them from the function mentioned in the previous post. Both functions work in a similar way. They differ only in whether they retrieve the data needed for the calculation from the row or column.
MAKEARRAY allows you to easily generate an array (range) of values. The first two arguments are the number of rows and columns, and further should specify the expression within which the calculation is performed using the LAMBDA function. This function is also dynamic in nature because it does not return a single value but a range in accordance with the given dimensions.